zapiekanka

• zapiekanki (proscribed)

From Polish zapiekanka.

zapiekanka (countable and uncountable, plural zapiekanki or zapiekankas)

1. A Polish fast food consisting of a baguette with mushrooms, cheese, and ketchup; may also contain vegetables and meat.
   • 1988 September 13, John D. Harbron, “World Affairs: Capitalism still lives”, in Standard-Freeholder, Cornwall, Ont.: Thomson Newspapers Company Limited, →ISSN, →OCLC, “Editorials – Opinions – Letters” section, page 4, column 6:

     Family-owned pushcarts now sell the ever-popular zapiekanki (hot dogs) in a major meat-producing country where city dwellers have to line up for hours for their ration of meat from half-empty state-owned food markets.

   • 1990 August 9, Al Stark, “Ice cream makes Poland easier to swallow”, in Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, Miss.: Gannett, →OCLC, page 8B, columns 2–3:

     Sometimes half the Poles walking toward you down any sidewalk in Warsaw or Krakow will be eating some treat or another from their hands: Sausages in buns … Zapiekanki, which are shortbreads sliced submarine style and spread with cheese and tomato sauce and heated …

   • 2008 September 5, Anna Spiewak, “Zapiekanka, a true taste of Poland: Clifton eatery offers favorite Polish food”, in Clifton Journal, Clifton, N.J.: North Jersey Media Group Inc., →OCLC, pages 3–4:

     Aside from traditional make-up ingredients, one could also request the following toppings on a zapiekanka: fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, scallions, corn, mayonnaise and ketchup, and others. […] “There’s not enough access to zapiekanki in the United States,” said Pilega, who had never had one outside of Poland until that day.

   • 2013 January 8, Anne Applebaum, “Revolutionary eating in Poland”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 9 January 2013:

     When I first moved to Warsaw to work as a journalist, in the autumn of 1988, a zapiekanka was the most common form of street food.

   • 2015, Maciej Zglinicki, “What to Eat”, in Poland (Insight Guides), 3rd edition, Singapore: Apa Publications, →ISBN, “Eating Out: Recommended Restaurants, Cafes & Bars” section, page 370, columns 1–2:

     Even fast foods have experienced a transformation, with the old zapiekankas (grilled baguettes with cheese, mushrooms and lots of ketchup) superseded by oriental kebabs, falafels and wonderful Italian pizzas, often prepared by immigrant Italian chefs.

   • 2015, Teresa Czerniewicz-Umer, Małgorzata Omilanowska, Jerzy S. Majewski, “Where to Eat and Drink”, in Poland (Eyewitness Travel), London: DK, →ISBN, “Travelers’ Needs” section, page 307, column 1:

     Poland’s favourite street snack, the zapiekanka, is a halved baguette covered in meat, cheese and vegetables, then toasted. Zapiekankas are sold from fast-food kiosks all over Poland.

   • 2022, Karolina Klesta, Patryk Klesta, “Zapiekanka: Polish Sandwich”, in Polish Foodies: Traditional Recipes, →ISBN, “Snacks” section, page 85:

     Put zapiekankas in the stove and bake until the cheese is melted (about 10 minutes).

   • 2023, Pari Forood, “Zakopane/Zurich”, in The Goodwill Mission, New York, N.Y.: Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN, part II (Poland):

     Brad, our drummer who never says a word, Ben our aspiring constitutional scholar, and Bernie our bassist who has a deep crush on Mrs. Palmer, all nod with mouths full of zapiekanka.

• zapiekanka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From zapiekać +‎ -anka.

• IPA^(key): /za.pjɛˈkan.ka/

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• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: za‧pie‧kan‧ka

zapiekanka f

2. casserole (food, such as a stew, cooked in a casserole)
4. zapiekanka (Polish fast food consisting of a baguette with mushrooms, cheese, and ketchup; may also contain vegetables and meat)

• → Belarusian: запяка́нка (zapjakánka)
• → Czech: zapékanka
• → English: zapiekanka
• → Greek: ζαπιεκάνκα (zapiekánka)
• → Russian: запека́нка (zapekánka)
• → Ukrainian: запіка́нка (zapikánka)

• zapiekanka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• zapiekanka in Polish dictionaries at PWN